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After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure? by: Jenna Barnes, BJ Lutz. Posted: Sep 19, 2024 / 05:44 PM CDT. Updated: Sep 19, 2024 / 05:44 PM CDT.

ShotSpotter’s gunshot detection technology was decommissioned in the city at midnight Monday with the expiration of ... After ShotSpotter ends, what happens to the sensors and infrastructure?

The sensors are usually on rooftops, the sides of buildings, or on top of streetlights or utility poles. ... ShotSpotter picks up where 911 leaves off, ...

As of midnight, the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system was no longer sending data to Chicago Police because the company's contract was not renewed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Jackson police are working to roll out a gunshot detection system across the city in an effort to reduce response times and better track gun violence.

ShotSpotter, which alerts police to shootings through acoustic sensors positioned on lampposts and streetlights, “will be a step toward dealing with crime,” he said.

ShotSpotter, now known as SoundThinking Inc., is a gunshot detection system used by more than 160 cities nationwide that installs sensors and microphones in locations around a city that are hidden ...

ShotSpotter uses acoustic sensors mounted on light poles, mostly on the South and West sides, to quickly alert police about the location of suspected gunfire, though critics, ...